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Patented Oct. S, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NECKTIE William S. Romme, Stamford, Conn.

Application December 9, '1943, Serial No. 513,542

5 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in neekties and moreparticularly to an improved tie which will not slip after being knottedand tightened.

Heretofore, it has been diiiicult te maintain a neat appearance after atie has been knotted and adjusted because of the tendency of the knottedpart to slip down out of place. This is especially true Where the tie ismade of slippery material, such as silk or rayon.

A previous attempt to solve this problem was made by providing aseparate metal device having spurs which was slipped into the loopforming the knot to be attached to the fabric by the spurs after theknot had been almost completely made. This proved unsatisfactory for thesharp edges or spurs, by which the metal is attached to the fabric inthe knot of the tie, would quickly tear and fray the material of thetie. Also, the metal device, being separate from the tie, was easilymisplaced and lost.

An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive, easilymanufactured tie having means incorporated therein which will prevent itfrom slipping, but which do not spoil the shape nor injure the fabric ofthe tie.

This has been accomplished in the form of the invention illustratedherein as exemplary thereof by making a tie having a series ofprotuberances or enlargements adapted to be trapped in the knot when thetie is tied and prevent the part about which the knot is formed fromsliding up, i. e., lengthening the neck-encircling loop of the tie.

In the form of the invention herein illustrated, the protuberances orenlargements are in the form of buttons or disks. They are located onthat portion of the inner lining which is within the standing portion ofthe tie and about which the knot is made, that is, the part whichbecomes the inside portion of the tie after it is knotted.

` The protuberances are, therefore, located within the knot after it ismade and adjusted.

The protuberances are preferably located at the longitudinal edges ofthe lining, so that when the knot is made, their bulk or mass preventsthem and the part of the tie at which they are located from passinginadvertently through the constricted opening in the upper corner of theknot.

The protuberance may be placed on only one longitudinal edge of theinner lining, but to insure against slipping they are preferably locatedon both longitudinal edges. When this is done,

the obstructions are preferably disposed alternately on oppositelongitudinal edges.

The projections are covered by the folds of the tie which carry theinner lining and are there.- fore not visible, nor do they spoil theshape or detract from the appearance of the tie. They may be smoothsurfaced and therefore the tie can be tied and untied in the ordinarymanner Without fraying or tearing the fabric.

It will be understood that, While it is preferable to have theobstructionsV remain on the tie when it is not being used to avoid thedanger of misplacing or losing them, they can be removed and replacedwhenever desired, When, as shown herein, the obstructions are formed bysnap fasteners between the parts of which the lining of the tie iscaught, they may be easily removed to facilitate the laundering of thetie by simply separating the two parts of the fasteners.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a front View of a necktie embodying thepresent invention.

Fig. 2 is a view of an untied necktie embodying the present inventionshowing the position of the protuberances in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a, View taken along lines 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a View showing a portion of the lining of the necktie,illustrated in Fig. 2.

In the form of the invention as illustrated herein, the necktie I8 maybe made of any suitable necktie material. The necktie comprises arelatively narrow tab II, a relatively wide tab I2, a neck band portionI3, and a lining I4 attached to and carried within the folds of the tabsand neckband.

To tie the necktie in the conventional manner, as shown in Fig. 1, thetie is placed on or under the collar with the tabs II and l2 pendant.The tab I2 is then wrapped around the tab II to start the knot, and thenthe end of the tab I2 is inserted through and between the layers of thewrapped portion, thus forming a more or less loose slip knot I5. Afterthe knot has been pulled up on the standing part Il to tighten the neckband portion about the collar of the wearer, the tab I2 is pulled totighten the knot and constricts a passage I6 through which the standingpart of the tie extends. With the ordinary -tie there is nothing but thefriction between the parts and this is frequently insuicient to preventthe standing part Il from sliding through the knot and thus causing alengthening of the neck encircling portion with the result that the 3knot hangs loosely and does not stay up in position over the adjoiningends of the collar.

To prevent this slipping of the tie, after it has been knotted, thepresent invention in the form illustrated herein as exemplary thereof,provides a plurality of obstructing means I'I which are of such bulk ormass that they will not inadvertently pass through the knot, but willsnag therein and anchor the standing portion II of the tie.

As shown, the obstructions I'I may comprise disks, buttons or the like,and these are preferably attached to the lining I4 of the tie I0. Theymay be attached either during the process of manufacturing the tie orafter the tie is completely made, as preferred. As shown theobstructions are constituted by snap fasteners which may be fastened tothe lining by simply pressing the separable parts I'Ia, I'Ib togetherwhile the lining is located between them.

The obstructions II are located on that portion I8 of the lining I4,which is carried by the part of the necktie consisting of the mergingportions of the neckband I3 and standing part II, that is, l

the part about which the knot` I is tied.

Thus, when the knot is formed, the obstruction I1 will be located withinthe knot and after the tie is drawn into position by pulling on thestanding part II, the tabI I2 is pulled to tighten the knot. Thisconstrcts the passage I6, and by so doing causes the obstruction I'I tobe trapped within the knot, and this holds the knot from sliding down onthe standing part II. The obstruction I1 cannot escape from the knotwithout deliberately withdrawing the part I2 to open the passage I6.

In order that there Will always be an obstruction located within theknot when the tie is tightened in place, regardless of variations due tothe way various individuals tie their ties, or due to various neckbandlengths, the present invention provides a plurality of such spacedobstructions.

In the form of the invention illustrated as at present preferred, theobstructions I1 are located alternately along both longitudinal edges I9of the inner lining I4, that is, in zigzag fashion, but it Will beunderstood that they may be placed in any desired way.

To unfasten the tie of the present invention, it

is merely necessary to grasp and pull up the part I2 at 20 where itextends into the knot and thereby enlarge passage I6 so that theobstruction I'I may freely pass therethrough. The untying and removal ofthe tie may then proceed as usual or desired.

Variations and modifications may be made within the scope of thisinvention and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Iclaim:

l. A necktie having a standing part and a knot forming part and havingdisposed entirely within the standing part of the tie a protuberanceadapted to be trapped in the knot formed in the tie to prevent slippingof the standing part back through the knot when the knot is tightened.

2. A necktie having a neckband portion and a knot forming portion, theadjoining parts of the neckband portion and the standing portion havinga longitudinal series of protuberances disposed entirely within andenclosed by the tie, at least one of which becomes trapped in the knotto prevent slipping of the standing part back through the knot when theknot is tightened.

3. A necktie having a. neckband portion, a standing portion, a knotforming portion and a lining, said lining having a longitudinal seriesof obstructions disposed within the tie, at least one of which becomestrapped in the knot when tied to prevent slipping after tighteningthereof.

4. A necktie comprising a neckband portion, a standing portion, a knotforming portion and a lining; a longitudinal series of obstructionsremcvably attached to said lining, said obstructions being attached onthe part of said lining which is carried within the adjoining parts ofthe neckband portion and the standing portion of the necktie andbecoming trapped in the knot when tied to prevent slipping of thestanding part back through the knot when the knot is tightened.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a nonslipping necktie having aneckband, a standing portion, a knot forming portion and a lining, saidlining having a plurality of obstructions, said obstructions beingdisposed alternately on opposite longitudinal edges of said lining andbecoming trapped in the knot when tied to prevent slipping thereof whentightened.

WILLIAM S. ROMME.

